Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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What breaks on a 1990 Chevrolet Celebrity
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Doors, Latches & Locks
220.0%
Tires
220.0%
Brakes
220.0%
Lights
110.0%
Steering
110.0%
Electrical System
110.0%
1 crashes, 0 fires · median 201,000 mi
Transmission & Drivetrain
110.0%
1 crashes, 0 fires · median 201,000 mi
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Feb 1996peak 2Aug 2009
NHTSA investigations into the 1990 Chevrolet Celebrity
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough
complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks
something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
PE94048Opened 21 Jun 1994Closed 30 Dec 1994ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SUB-FRAME ABSORBER FAILURE
Recalls on the 1990 Chevrolet Celebrity
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which
the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous
enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
Canada — Transport Canada
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not
always mirror the American ones.
Recall 1995165184,500 units in Canada
Seats And Restraints
THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 210 - SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGE. VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES THAT MAY NOT WITHSTAND THE REQUIRED LOAD. DURING LOADING, STRESS COULD CAUSE THE ATTACHMENT METAL TO TEAR AND ALLOW THE ANCHORAGE TO SEPARATE FROM THE BODY. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ANCHOR BOLTS WITH NEW SHOULDER BOLTS AND THREAD LOCKING ADHESIVE. NOISE CONTROL PATCHES WILL ALSO BE APPLIED AT EACH ANCHORAGE.
Recall 199210357,116 units in Canada
Electrical
On certain vehicles, the power seat or recliner wiring harness may become pinched or chafed causing possible short circuits. These short circuits may then cause the circuit breaker to weld closed and the unprotected short circuit could overheat and possibly ignite the seat cushion materials. Correction: Wiring harness will be inspected and harness rerouted using a wiring harness clip.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
at 201,000 milesSAN Pedro, CACrash
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET CELEBRITY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHICH GEAR HE WAS DRIVING IN AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFT INDICATOR WAS UNCLEAR AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME TO REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE SHIFT INDICATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE WAS 201,000 UPDATED 9/23/09 *CN THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THE PAINT WAS DULL AND THERE WAS A GLARE FROM THE HIGH GLOSS WINDOW ANGLE. UPDATED 09/28/09. *JB UPDATE 12/14/09 *CN UPDATED 12/16/09
NHTSA complaint #10281220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 201,000 milesSAN Pedro, CACrash
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET CELEBRITY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHICH GEAR HE WAS DRIVING IN AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFT INDICATOR WAS UNCLEAR AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME TO REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE SHIFT INDICATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE WAS 201,000 UPDATED 9/23/09 *CN THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THE PAINT WAS DULL AND THERE WAS A GLARE FROM THE HIGH GLOSS WINDOW ANGLE. UPDATED 09/28/09. *JB UPDATE 12/14/09 *CN UPDATED 12/16/09
NHTSA complaint #10281220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
at 201,000 milesSAN Pedro, CACrash
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET CELEBRITY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHICH GEAR HE WAS DRIVING IN AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFT INDICATOR WAS UNCLEAR AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME TO REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE SHIFT INDICATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE WAS 201,000 UPDATED 9/23/09 *CN THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THE PAINT WAS DULL AND THERE WAS A GLARE FROM THE HIGH GLOSS WINDOW ANGLE. UPDATED 09/28/09. *JB UPDATE 12/14/09 *CN UPDATED 12/16/09
NHTSA complaint #10281220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 201,000 milesSAN Pedro, CACrash
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET CELEBRITY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHICH GEAR HE WAS DRIVING IN AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFT INDICATOR WAS UNCLEAR AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME TO REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE SHIFT INDICATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE WAS 201,000 UPDATED 9/23/09 *CN THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THE PAINT WAS DULL AND THERE WAS A GLARE FROM THE HIGH GLOSS WINDOW ANGLE. UPDATED 09/28/09. *JB UPDATE 12/14/09 *CN UPDATED 12/16/09
NHTSA complaint #10281220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
O'fallon, IL
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS MASTER CYLINDER.
NHTSA complaint #10096891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sterling, VA
TIRES:SIDEWALL
NO FAILURE, YET. HAVE TWO B F GOODRICH TIRES DOT BFJ7TT61 P185/75R14 89 S M+S NOTE INDENTATIONS, ON SIDE WALL ABOUT 1/16 INCH DEEP BY .75 TO 1 INCH WIDE RUNNING FROM RIM TO TREAD. IS THIS A PROBLEM? COULD FIND NO INFORMATION ON B F GOODREICH WEB SITE OR IT IS BURIED WELL.
NHTSA complaint #10072388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sterling, VA
TIRES:TUBE
NO FAILURE, YET. HAVE TWO B F GOODRICH TIRES DOT BFJ7TT61 P185/75R14 89 S M+S NOTE INDENTATIONS, ON SIDE WALL ABOUT 1/16 INCH DEEP BY .75 TO 1 INCH WIDE RUNNING FROM RIM TO TREAD. IS THIS A PROBLEM? COULD FIND NO INFORMATION ON B F GOODREICH WEB SITE OR IT IS BURIED WELL.
NHTSA complaint #10072388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cincinnati, OH
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TURN SIGNAL BAR FAILED. NLM
NHTSA complaint #552597 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cleveland, OH
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON, VEHICLE WOULD ROLL. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES SLIDE BAR WOULD RELEASE & MISSING. HAD THE REGULAR BRAKES REINSPECTED & REPAIRED.
NHTSA complaint #835882 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lancaster, NY
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION SEAL FAILED, CAUSING ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK OUT TWICE/BINDING.
NHTSA complaint #487802 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Antonio, TX
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED, UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE HOOD. TT
NHTSA complaint #979301 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Antonio, TX
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED, UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE HOOD. TT
NHTSA complaint #979301 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.